Narko flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Narko
(Toowoomba Regional, QLD) - 36.04 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 12 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
36.04 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Narko's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Narko properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 86 Narko properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 86 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Narko.
Narko at a glance
Schools in and near Narko
Public school-location data shows availability across the suburb. These figures do not rate schools and do not assign a particular address to a catchment.
Inside the suburb boundary
0 schools providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: 5.09 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 5.09 km from the suburb boundary
Source: Queensland Government school geographic information. Catchment boundaries can divide a suburb and change over time; use the official catchment finder for a specific address.
How Narko is zoned
Selling in Narko? The lot-level zone is the zoning Part 3 of Queensland's Form 2 seller disclosure statement asks for - see our Form 2 planning data guide.
Across its 36.04 km², Narko is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 11% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 25% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 230,018 m² across 97 parcels.
Who lives in Narko
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Narko suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.
Socio-economic standing
ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.
Score 927, and decile 3 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Crows Nest - Rosalie, the wider ABS statistical area containing Narko. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Narko itself.
7,766 in 2001 to 9,824 in 2025, up 27%.
Source: ABS Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (Suburbs and Localities), Regional Population (SA2), CC BY 4.0. Small counts are randomly adjusted by the ABS.
Narko data sources and coverage
“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.
| Dataset | Coverage | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Flood mapping | Mapped | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Bushfire-prone mapping | Mapped | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Zoning | Mapped | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Heritage and environment | Mapped where published | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Aircraft noise contours (ANEF) | Not held | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data, Defence |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
| School availability | Available | Queensland Government |
Profile last materially updated 12 September 2026. See the methodology and full source list. Source data changes over time and critical decisions should be checked with the responsible authority.
Check a specific Narko address
See exactly which overlays touch a single property - the interactive map is free. Need it on paper? A full planning PDF is just $9.
The Terrain Report shows the fall of the block - contours, cross sections and a 3D model of the lot (+$9 with the planning report).
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a Narko lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Narko planning - frequently asked
Is Narko flood-prone?
About 11% of Narko falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 24%. Across the suburb, 0% of the 86 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk.
Is Narko bushfire-prone?
Around 25% of Narko is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Toowoomba Regional average of 20%.
What is the zoning in Narko?
The dominant planning zone in Narko is Rural, though the suburb also includes Unzoned.
Does Narko have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Narko.
Is Narko hilly or flat?
Narko is gently undulating: the median ground slope is about 7%, and 10% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 488 m to 657 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Narko?
Across 97 surveyed parcels in Narko, the median lot size is about 230,018 m².
Is Narko an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Narko scores 927 and sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally and decile 3 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodleigh | 4.6 km | 30% | 5% |
| Highgrove | 5.4 km | 8% | 35% |
| Maclagan | 5.8 km | 18% | 14% |
| Peranga | 5.8 km | 23% | 7% |
| Evergreen | 6.4 km | 17% | 12% |
| Nutgrove | 6.6 km | 1% | 39% |
| North Maclagan | 8.2 km | 14% | 21% |
| Kulpi | 9.8 km | 26% | 11% |
| Wutul | 10.5 km | 0% | 33% |
| Thornville | 11.1 km | 0% | 47% |